var. bunius. India
(incl. Andaman & Nicobar Isls), Sri Lanka, S China (Hainan and
Guangdong prov.), Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Sumatra,
Singapore, Borneo, Java, Philippines, Sulawesi, Lesser Sunda Isls,
Moluccas, New Guinea, Christmas Isls (Indian Ocean, Australia),
Tahiti, Hawaiian Isls. As Antidesma bunius is widely cultivated as a
fruit tree, it is impossible to distinguish truly wild occurrences
and to establish the natural geographic distribution of the species.
In wet evergreen forest, dipterocarp forest and teak forest; on
river banks, at forest edges, along roadsides; in bamboo thickets;
in semi-cultivated and cultivated areas; in shady or open habitats;
usually in secondary but also in primary vegetation. Thrives best in
open, sunny places, and is said to be common in the early stages of
secondary forest succession, invading marginal grassland (Gruèzo in
PROSEA 2 (1991) 79). On sand, loam or clay over (coral) limestone or
granite bedrock. Up to 2100 m.